Listing Pets As Assets in Bankruptcy Cases

by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes

What do a Great Dane, a college visit, and a Yorkie have to do with bankruptcy?  No – it’s not about how expensive college and vet care have become (although that would be a good answer!) My screen saver in my office shows family pictures.  When the picture of our Great Dane pops up, the...

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Interrogatories

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 4 minutes

If you are reading this post, you have probably received a letter or email from me with a document attached called Interrogatories. This happens in every personal injury case – and almost every other lawsuit of any kind. Please read this post over and call me if you have any questions. What are Interrogatories? It...

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Medical Care after a Car Accident – How do I pay for it?

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 5 minutes

Your primary concern after suffering any sort of personal injury in Waldorf, Maryland should be getting quality medical care and getting well. Believe it or not, this can actually be fairly difficult. Why? Because our health insurance system, and the laws governing it, are a hot mess! The doctors are getting jerked around by the...

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All About Alimony in a Maryland Divorce

by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 9 minutes

This post explains how alimony is handled in a typical Maryland divorce. It is part of our Free Legal Consumer Guide to Divorce in Maryland. Alimony is part of some, but not all, Maryland divorce cases. For all the details on Divorce in Maryland, click here to read our entire Free Legal Guide on Divorce...

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Medical Care – What do I tell my doctor?

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 4 minutes

This post explains how to get medical care after a personal injury, and what to tell your doctor. In a nutshell, I want to give you two commandments when going to see your doctor. Be accurate & honest when describing what happened and how you feel. Be thorough & complete when describing how you feel...

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What Happens After Settlement of Your Personal Injury Case

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 3 minutes

This post is designed to explain the process you can expect after we settle your personal injury case. Once we agree on a settlement amount, the insurer has to send us paperwork confirming the settlement. I don’t have it yet. They usually send it through the US mail and it may take a week or...

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What to Bring to a Personal Injury Consultation

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 4 minutes

Southern Maryland truck accident lawyer

This post discusses what happens at your consultation for your Waldorf, Maryland personal injury case. This post is also a list of things you should bring with you if you can. None of this is required, of course. All we really need to see is you. If you have the following information and can bring...

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What To Do After A Car Accident in Maryland

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 8 minutes

You have just been in a car accident. What do you do? Most people cannot answer this question. It isn’t something that happens all the time! We prepared this short guide to give you a step-by-step process to follow if you have been in a car accident. We cannot make it as if the accident...

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Road Map of a Personal Injury Case

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 8 minutes

This post gives you a road map of the “usual” personal injury case in Waldorf, Maryland, Charles County, Maryland, or St. Mary’s County, Maryland. I wrote it to give my clients, and prospective clients, a good general outline of what to expect if you have a personal injury case because of a car accident or...

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Rental Cars After A Car Accident

by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 4 minutes

A vehicle that runs is almost a necessity if you live in Southern Maryland. Being without a car means you cannot go to work, buy groceries, or do any of the 1000 things you must do simply to live in Southern Maryland. We aren’t in the city, so there isn’t much you can just walk...

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